Low-birthweight babies by country

• 27.4highest: India (2020)
• 5.0lowest: China (2020)
• 14.7world (2020)
• 40countries we cover with a value

In % of births. The latest year differs by country, so compare the year too.

Source: World Bank Open Data, Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Retrieved 11 Nov 2026.

1. 1IndiaAPAC · 202027.4
2. 2BangladeshAPAC · 202023.0
3. 3PhilippinesAPAC · 202021.1
4. 4NepalAPAC · 202019.7
5. 5JordanMiddle East · 202018.9
6. 6Burkina FasoAfrica · 202018.5
7. 7MozambiqueAfrica · 202017.8
8. 8South AfricaAfrica · 202016.6
9. 9MalawiAfrica · 202015.6
10. 10MoroccoAfrica · 202014.8
11. 11GhanaAfrica · 202014.4
12. 12UAEMiddle East · 202013.9
13. 13MalaysiaAPAC · 202013.8
14. 14LebanonMiddle East · 202012.6
15. 15MyanmarAPAC · 202012.5
16. 16JapanAPAC · 202011.3
17. 17ZambiaAfrica · 202011.2
18. 18SingaporeAPAC · 202011.0
19. 19IraqMiddle East · 202010.9
20. 20EcuadorLatin America · 202010.6
21. 21PalestineMiddle East · 202010.4
22. 22ThailandAPAC · 202010.3
23. 23DR CongoAfrica · 202010.2
24. 24MexicoLatin America · 202010.2
25. 25KenyaAfrica · 202010.0
26. 26QatarMiddle East · 202010.0
27. 27IndonesiaAPAC · 20209.9
28. 28TanzaniaAfrica · 20209.7
29. 29SpainEurope · 20209.6
30. 30BrazilLatin America · 20208.7
31. 31USNorth America · 20208.3
32. 32FranceEurope · 20207.4
33. 33RussiaEurope · 20207.3
34. 34ItalyEurope · 20207.2
35. 35UKEurope · 20206.8
36. 36GermanyEurope · 20206.7
37. 37CanadaNorth America · 20206.6
38. 38AustraliaAPAC · 20206.6
39. 39New ZealandAPAC · 20205.9
40. 40ChinaAPAC · 20205.0

Source: World Bank Open Data, Low-birthweight babies (% of births), latest year for each country. Retrieved 11 Nov 2026.

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